Parents should encourage their kids to participate in sports because it
has a direct impact on their success in the classroom.
Which of the following supporting details provides the most relevant and
credible evidence for the claim?
A. "Sports teach a number of skills that can help students focus in
the classroom," notes best-selling author Ina Glitch, "but these
same skills can be developed by other extracurriculars, too."
B. A poll of 1,000 high school and middle school student-athletes
found that 65 percent felt that participating in sports "neither
helped not hurt their performance in the classroom.
C. Studies conducted by Western College show that high school
student-athletes score 22 percent higher on standardized tests
than students who don't participate in sports.
D. Though soccer is gaining in popularity on the middle school and
high school levels, it still lags far behind football, basketball, and
baseball in our national consciousness.